God Wanted Trump as President

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Understand. I just object to a veneer or patina being thought of as 'exceedingly rational.'

The use of religion in governance/politics is exceedingly rational. However the religious argument need not be logical; it only needs a veneer of logic.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

The use of religion in governance/politics is exceedingly rational. However the religious argument need not be logical; it only needs a veneer of logic.

The USE of religion but not necessarily the content of the religion itself.
Convincing religious zealots a man was sent by God is the surest way to guarantee an iron grip on power and financial support.

"If God be with us, who dare to oppose us?"

Once the tyrant has people who think like that on his side, it becomes a thousand times harder to stop him. His congregants will refuse to question anything he says or does. His words become gospel, his actions interpreted as the hand of God.....no matter how horrendous. 220,000 dead or 10,000,000 dead makes no difference as their deaths were simply "Gods will".

AND ANYONE WHO DARES OPPOSE HIM IS........WHAT?

Think about that.

What is happening in this country isn't just bad, it's incredibly dangerous.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

The USE of religion but not necessarily the content of the religion itself.
Convincing religious zealots a man was sent by God is the surest way to guarantee an iron grip on power and financial support.

"If God be with us, who dare to oppose us?"

Once the tyrant has people who think like that on his side, it becomes a thousand times harder to stop him. His congregants will refuse to question anything he says or does. His words become gospel, his actions interpreted as the hand of God.....no matter how horrendous. 220,000 dead or 10,000,000 dead makes no difference as their deaths were simply "Gods will".

AND ANYONE WHO DARES OPPOSE HIM IS........WHAT?

Think about that.

What is happening in this country isn't just bad, it's incredibly dangerous.

That's what I'm afraid of if/when tRump loses. Remembering the holy crusades of the Middle Ages that had the slogan "Convert 'em or kill 'em".

[Pio1980]

She isn't Sarah Huckabee-ess for nothing.
(Thank you Jimmy Kimmel!)

[donquixote99]

Pronounced Sarah Hucka-be-ESS.

[donquixote99]

Viewed as an amoral, Machiavellian tactic....

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Viewed as an amoral, Machiavellian tactic....

Indeed. But then all serious parties wittingly or unwittingly yield to or promote religious trappings.

Sanders has now decided that it is time to explicitly wrap her leader in religious garment. I guess she understands that a serious argument against any system/movement is that it is godless.

[bobabode]

God wouldn't be caught within 50,000 light years of Cadet Spanky McBonespurs.

[Dondilion]

What is McBonespurs most egregious act?

Is he a King Leopold 11, a Pol Pot, a Stalin, a Hitler?
The nominal inference here is that he is a draft dodger.

So far: Basically a showman with an isolationist view.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

What is McBonespurs most egregious act?

Is he a King Leopold 11, a Pol Pot, a Stalin, a Hitler?
The nominal inference here is that he is a draft dodger.

So far: Basically a showman with an isolationist view.

Beating Hillary.

The popular choice here and elsewhere would be Hitler. Mussolini works for me.

He's also a rude crude dude and a fairly astute politician based on the midterms.